Shorter University Overview

Shorter University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rome, Georgia. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Shorter University Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Shorter.
• In a recent academic period58% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Shorter makes roughly $44,604 a year. This is 9% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• The average Shorter student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Shorter University?

Contact details for Shorter are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	315 Shorter Ave, Rome, GA 30165
Phone:	706-291-2121
Website:	www.shorter.edu

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How Do I Get Into Shorter?

You can apply to Shorter online at: https://www.shorter.edu/online/admissions/how-to-apply/

Admission Requirements for Shorter

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Shorter?

With an acceptance rate of 97%, Shorter is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 97%, and the acceptance rate for women is 98%.

Average Test Scores

About 15% of students accepted to Shorter submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 690. Math scores were between 480 and 600.

Shorter received ACT scores from 17% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 25. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 17 and 25.

Can I Afford Shorter University?

The overall average net price of Shorter is $23,562. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Shorter, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $6,055 a year. That adds up to $24,220 over four years for those students.

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Shorter University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,306 undergraduate students at Shorter, with 1,077 being full-time and 229 being part-time.

There are also 104 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,077 full-time undergraduates at Shorter, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Shorter University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	12
Black or African American	241
Hispanic or Latino	74
White	658
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	68

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Shorter University. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at Shorter. The most popular countries sending students to the school are France, Brazil, and Italy.

Shorter University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	39	56	95
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	23	41	64
Nursing	0	28	0	28
Health & Physical Education	0	21	0	21
Accounting	0	7	11	18
Liberal Arts General Studies	17	1	0	18
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	15	0	15
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	14	0	14
General Psychology	0	13	0	13
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	12	0	12
Human Services	0	10	0	10
General Biology	0	8	0	8
Religious Studies	0	8	0	8
Music	0	8	0	8
Computer Information Systems	0	6	0	6
Natural Sciences	0	4	0	4
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	3	0	3
Marketing	0	3	0	3
Communication & Media Studies	0	3	0	3
Special Education	0	3	0	3
General English Literature	0	3	0	3
Chemistry	0	3	0	3
Drama & Theater Arts	0	3	0	3
History	0	2	0	2
Mathematics	0	2	0	2
Sacred Music	0	1	0	1
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	0
Religious Education	0	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	17	243	108	368

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Thomson200 under License

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